Start a Team!

1. Form a team

We recommend teams of around 12 students, although we have teams ranging from 4-20.

2. Find a teacher

Your math, science, or computer science teacher may be willing to sponsor your team. They can be as involved as they want, but a teacher must be registered as a sponsor.

3. Fill out our application

Fill out the application here. Please fill it out by the application deadline: December 13, 2017.

4. Wait for a response!

Because of the large interest in PiE, we unfortunately cannot support every team that applies. Selection is based largely on accessibility (we need to be able to send mentors to your school every week) and the passion of your team as demonstrated in the application. Good luck!

Requirements

Successful teams should fulfill these basic requirements.
Your team must:

Be able to meet multiple times per week, and at least two hours a week with your mentor.

Building robots is no walk in the park, and it takes much longer than you think to get things working! Our most successful teams often meet 15 hours or more per week.

Attend Kickoff, Game Day, Design Reviews, Scrimmage, and Final Competition.

Dates for these events are listed below.

Send weekly updates on your progress.

It is important for us to know how you’re doing. Plus, good engineers always document their work.

Have access to a computer with internet.

We send out weekly updates with important information over email. You will also need a computer to be able to program your robot.